Rhiannon.
24-01-17, 13:12
Hello everyone :)
So last month I had a terrible case of what I think was bronchitis? Coughing, phelm, runny nose, all that good stuff. It really wiped me out and my chest has still occasionally been a bit rattle-y when I take a deep breath (you know that feeling when you want to cough something up?)
Well, it was playing on my mind A LOT and I had a couple instances where my chest felt tight and I felt sick (though thinking back these may have been panic attacks, or at least caused by heightened anixiety)
So I decided to go to the doc this morning, just for them to make sure my chest was clear. My usual doctor was off today so I saw a young locum. Lovely lady.
Well, I said about this rattle I sometimes get and she asks me what noise it makes... err... no noise. It's not a wheeze, just the feeling that there is something that needs to come up. So I say its not a sound but more of a vibration. So she asks 'is it like a flutter?' so I said sure.
Long story short she's asking my family heart history and booked me in for an ecg next week. I have major anxieties about my heart and this has really freaked me out.
Please tell me that this is just a young locum who is trying to cover herself by having me take this test (and my agreeing to what was probably the wrong wording. It's not a flutter either. It's a rattle... in my chest... like when you need to cough something up)
Already had one panic attack over it :(
So last month I had a terrible case of what I think was bronchitis? Coughing, phelm, runny nose, all that good stuff. It really wiped me out and my chest has still occasionally been a bit rattle-y when I take a deep breath (you know that feeling when you want to cough something up?)
Well, it was playing on my mind A LOT and I had a couple instances where my chest felt tight and I felt sick (though thinking back these may have been panic attacks, or at least caused by heightened anixiety)
So I decided to go to the doc this morning, just for them to make sure my chest was clear. My usual doctor was off today so I saw a young locum. Lovely lady.
Well, I said about this rattle I sometimes get and she asks me what noise it makes... err... no noise. It's not a wheeze, just the feeling that there is something that needs to come up. So I say its not a sound but more of a vibration. So she asks 'is it like a flutter?' so I said sure.
Long story short she's asking my family heart history and booked me in for an ecg next week. I have major anxieties about my heart and this has really freaked me out.
Please tell me that this is just a young locum who is trying to cover herself by having me take this test (and my agreeing to what was probably the wrong wording. It's not a flutter either. It's a rattle... in my chest... like when you need to cough something up)
Already had one panic attack over it :(